Games

 /

Entertainment

White to Play

Pete Tamburro on

Published in Chess Puzzles

This is a prime example of the poor pawn’s disadvantage of only being able to move backwards. Mate in Four. Enjoy Independence Day!


From a 1904 British Chess Magazine 1.Ng6 c3 1...d3 2.Ne7#; 1...e3 2.Qf3+ e4 3.Qh5+ e5 4.Nf4# 2.Qa2+ c4 3.Qa5+ c5 4.Qa8 mate.

 


Send questions and comments to PTamburro@aol.com.

 

More Chess Puzzles

White to Play

Chess Puzzles /

You might think White’s task is to draw here; however, White, despite being a rook down, wins this. All Black has to do is give up one of its pieces to draw, but White makes that impossible. To get full credit, you have ...Read More

White to Play

Chess Puzzles /

There are FOUR mates in three today. The first is the diagram. Then, for your additional amusement, Put the knight on a8 and b8 and e8 for additional mates in three.

White to Play

Chess Puzzles /

White is down in material, so he had better get busy and come up with some way to save the game.

Comments

blog comments powered by Disqus

 

Related Channels

Comics

Christopher Weyant Shoe Peter Kuper A.F. Branco Mike Smith Scott Stantis
See more